Can you paint magnetic paint on glass

So, before you get started using magnetic paint primer, keep this advice in mind to ensure success. What makes this paint primer magnetic are the tiny pieces of pulverized iron that it contains. Ask the clerk at the paint supplier or home improvement center to shake the paint can for you before you head home. Doing so might save you an avoidable return trip to the store.

Unlike regular paint products, magnetic paint primer is very thick and very sticky. In other words, messes are easy to make. Avoid an exhaustive cleanup by using drop cloths and masking everything carefully. Conundrum alert!

Magnetic paint primer only comes in dark colors black and gray , but covering it with more than two coats of regular paint significantly degrades its magnetism. Of course, painting light colors over dark colors especially when limited to two coats is bound to let some of the base layer show through.

If you want your magnetic surface to be a white, pastel, or neon shade, start with a gray magnetic primer if you can find it—but you know that you may still not be pleased with the finished results. Medium to dark top colors are the safer bets. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Follow Me! All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. I just love the fact that I can rearrange my wall however I want, whenever I want.

What say you, you creative souls? How would you use magnetic paint in your space? Share Facebook Twitter. October 2, By Lindsey Better After. Rub a Tub January 30, White Ostritch Pillows of Prettiness October 28, Previous Post Next Post. Reply Steve October 2, at PM Hi Lindsey, I was one of the sputtering angry naysayers too until I tried this, and it seems to be working, so thanks!

Reply Heather M October 2, at PM I literally stared at your pics of the gallery wall for so long trying to find your secret!!

Reply Jenny B. Reply Karen B. October 5, at AM This is really a neat idea! What freedom! YES, I will definitely do it at home! This idea is SO cool. Reply meg January 6, at AM Where can you buy these? Reply Does Magnetic Paint Work?

Creating a Nail-Free Art Wall realtor. Looks amazing! Instagram Instagram did not return a Privacy Policy Back to top. I do not understand how this would involve making the people who mix the paint themselves guilty of violating patent law.

While it is possible that Lytle may be violating patent law, I have doubts that the selling of a dry mixture of metal filings and whatever else may be in there, if anything for addition to paint is covered by a patent since the mixture ratios would be what is patentable.

It is not like metal filings are a unique product that the big companies are making and he has copied. As well, what type of patent there are more than one is held by the companies plural who make magnetic paint.

If multiple companies are selling magnetic paint, the patent cannot be that broad ranging. And definitely not any more of a violation than following your advice.

This is not violation of patent law unless you intend to sell. Also we had done this sort of thing long before it had became a patent. There are a few devices that are illegal to tamper with or modify but purely for safety, security, or substance control reasons. It is too funny but very true making it more funny.

So many people live in fear of the government through media and lack of knowledge about our laws and the constitution. Anyway just wanted to say that and I love this blog. First, I work in patent law and I can guarantee you that without a through legal read of the claims in a patent you CANNOT make the statement that someone is infringing a patent.

To the others,a patent prohibits others from making, using,importing, offering for sale, and selling, this not have to have a direct commercial connection. Anyway ignore Joane. I say she is a scare monger. I have been selling the magnetic paint additive I invented for over 15 years with not a problem from anyone. You are doing nothing wrong or illegal by using it to paint your walls. Here is the link to the photo.

Here is another link to our Testimonials page with many more photos of magnetic walls and letters from our customers showing how they used our Magically Magnetic paint. I built a restaurant in SF back in using a lot of galvanized metal sheets. One large wall was galvanized metal painted with chalkboard paint. This was before the secret of the ingredients was exposed.

I was considering the magnetic paint, but it is double or triple the cost here and the surface area I need to do is large. After reading your post, I think I will stick with the galvanized sheet metal. I am working on painting sheet metal with appliance paint and finding out if I can create a decent magnetic whiteboard for my class room wall. Letting marker sit for a couple of days to see if it still erases. Thanks for the post! I just made a small magnetic chalkboard for my fridge using chalkboard paint on galvanized metal and was ready to buy the magnetic paint to do a portion of a wall then overcoat with the chalkboard paint.

I will stick with the galvanized metal. The chalkboard paint covers well in 2 -3 coats so you will save me a tremendous amount of time!!!! Does anyone have any cool ideas about how to attach the galvanized metal to the wall???? Paula, the most direct way to mount the sheet of metal to your wall would be with a few well placed wood screws into the studs behind the wall board.

It will require making holes in the wall to find the wooden studs. Hold your metal piece up against the wall where you want to mount it.

Get it straight and level and then draw a faint pencil line around the metal piece. Take the metal down and draw a straight horizontal line across about an inch below the line at the top of the outline and another about an inch higher than the bottom of the outline. If it goes in and hits nothing, there is no stud there. You only need to go about an inch into the wall to know. When it hits a stud, try a couple more holes close to the left and right of the hole that hit the stud.

Mark it. You can hear a difference in the wall when you knock on it. The sound changes to a solid sound when the stud is behind the wall in that area.

The rest will sound more hollow. That will give you a good clue to where to look for the studs. The studs run up and down so a stud at the top will also be where you find a stud at the bottom of your outlined area. Drill holes in the metal sheet slightly larger than the screws you will use at these locations where the studs are and use screws about two inches long to fasten the metal to the wall. I just tried the store bought chalkboard spray paint on a portion of white enamel plyboard that I had cut to fit in an antique frame that I had purchased.

I was worried that the surface might be the problem. I sanded the board and sprayed a white primer on it before applying my chalkboard paint and even sanded the board slightly between the second and third coats. Any suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and God bless! Quick question…. Can I paint a piece of sheet metal with chalboard paint and use it as a magnetic board as well as a chalkboard?

Patrish, yes you can paint chalkboard paint on a piece of sheet steel and make a magnetic chalkboard. The thing that interrupt the attract tion of magnets to a sheet of steel is space between the steel surface and the magnet. A coat or two of paint will not add enough space between the steel and a magnet to interfere with the magnetic attraction.

Many sheets of paper will sometimes interrupt the pull of a magnet on magnetic paint or a sheet of solid steel by adding enough space between the steel and the magnet. The problem with painting on a sheet of steel is the steel is very smooth and paint might not stick well to it.

After the paint is dry it may scratch off very easily when you write on it with chalk. If you want to paint on steel, first sand it with fine emery cloth sand paper to rough up the surface to give the paint something to stick to and hang on. Then clean it well with detergent and rinse it clean. Many steel companies coat their product with oil to keep it from rusting in transit and on store shelves.

This oil will keep your paint from sticking. You can buy a sheet of steel at your local big box hardware store or for a larger sheet, try a local heating and air conditioning shop that makes their own duct work. Then can even bend over the sharp edges for you and drill mounting holes. You can paint Metal as long as you use a bonding primer and a little scuffing of the surface. Any paint vendor can tell you what you need. The trick to magnetic paint is you must stir it constantly.

I am a commercial painting contractor we have installed this on quite a few occasions for some clients who demand a working product. When the product fails is mostly because the metal is in the bottom of the can and not thoroughly mixed into the paint. To help with this for a home user grab a cordless drill and a whip from a mixer. Use a sturdy wood paint stick or like item to ensure you have the compacted material in the bottom of the can loose.

Once you have it thoroughly mixed, a paint stick stirring the product in the can after that will mix it plenty. Just left the store and all they had was the spray paint… Bought it knowing it would suck and make a mess… Hopefully I can save my project with your method. Do you think the regular chalkboard paint in black is not good to use? Or will it be fine in my application? Thanks for your help! You can usually find it anywhere they sell tiles or local hardware stores.

I just used , and lightly, lightly sanded. But it seems to have taken off some of the paint in spots. I had given it two good coats and still I have some spots wearing through. Now I will have to touch up several spots and then re-sand before I condition with chalk. Not sure the homemade stuff is that great for large surfaces. I have used the Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint numerous times. Very well. This is a roll on product. The most recent project was an easel for my daughter.

The chalkboard wipes clean with a damp paper towel. I always use a WhizzFlock google it roller cover to apply these products. They are water based and as someone else mentioned, you have to stir the magnetic paint to evenly distribute the iron that is in it.

And stir periodically throughout the job. You can paint over the magnetic paint with any regular paint and the black color is not a problem at all if you are using a high quality paint. I use Benjamin Moore Aura. I am a professional painting and decorating contractor. These are high quality products that I use. Remember, most things that are cheap, are cheap for a reason. Top quality materials will yield a top quality job. Chris, I am doing a few researches from school and it would be really helpfull to me if I have the chance to talk to you.

Thanks for the tips! I want to create a magnetic wall somewhere in the kitchen so we can post her artworks there. Yet, the only wall space available is narrow. I am now heading over to Home Depot to get a galvanized sheet! You probably have been long done with your project, but I just got 2 custom pieces of sheet metal for a very specific area galvanized for a magnet board at a sheet metal fabricator in town. These guys usually are making gutters or roofing things, but some are happy to cut custom sheets.

I have a question- I just bought some picture frames at a garage sale that I was planning to paint with chalkboard paint. I spray painted the frames black, but wanted to paint the inner part chalkboard. If not, what do you suggested that I do instead? Thank you! Hello, I was wandering if you would please tell me what kind of paint to use for the chalkboard paint.

Acrylic craft paint or interior wall paint if wall paint would I buy flat? I have an idea of a craft I want to start making for kids so I need to know off this method is kid friendly? Thanks in advance for your help, Kim.

And if so, what is the best way to make it stay in tact? For those of you who have done the chalkboard paint, has the mess been an issue? Trying to convince husband to do it in daughters room but he is determined it will cause a big mess when writing. Go to home depot and get a gutter that you would put on your house with endcaps and put underneath the chalkboard paint.

It serves as a holder for the chalk and it will collect the chalkdust without it going on the floor. Like most of you, I tried to create a Magnetic Chalk board prior to reading this post. Again, the chalk board work great but the magnetic effect was a waste of effort.